Google Reportedly Takes Away Huawei’s Android License

After the United States’ crackdown on Chinese tech companies - Huawei, more than others, Google has reportedly cut off Huawei’s Android license, in what comes as a huge blow to the Chinese manufacturer, The Verge reported, citing a source familiar with the matter.

This doesn’t mean that Huawei will stop making Android phones, it will just be shifted to the Android Open Source Project (ASOP), depriving Huawei of critical Google apps and services that people expect in their phones outside China.

This will also mean that the updates on Huawei devices will only come once Google rolls out the ASOP, assuming Huawei uses its own update system.

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There isn’t much clarity on how it will affect Huawei’s Android users.

This development comes at a time when Huawei has been under constant pressure from US President Donald Trump and the US Government over fears that its devices/equipments could be used to spy on American networks.

The Verge report says that Huawei was already building its own Operating System, in case it gets banned from using Android or Windows. However, it says that using its own UI will face more scrutiny from US over its interference fears.

(With inputs from The Verge.)